noun (n)

• the quality of being complete or utter or extreme(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  The starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections.
  

  Synonym:
  absoluteness, utterness
  

  source: wordnet30
• an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  I was struck by the starkness of my father's room.
  

  Synonym:
  bareness
  

  source: wordnet30
• The quality or state of being stark.(noun)

  source: webster1913